Is the president’s decision to withdraw 33,000 troops smart?

President Barack Obama announced Wednesday night his plan to withdraw 10,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year, and 33,000 U.S. by September 2012. Pointing to the fulfillment of two goals first articulated nine years ago–killing Osama bin Laden and eliminating a safe haven for Al Qaeda–Mr. Obama said that it was “time to focus on nation-building here at home.”

The real issue is the stupidity of announcing the withdrawal this far in advance. I am not there and don’t know the situation on the ground. I do know however the when you are fighting a war you don’t provide useful information to your enemy.